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January 28, 2005 Special Dispatch No. 855

Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial in the Iranian Media

January 28, 2005

An increase in antisemitism and expressions of Holocaust denial has been recently observed in the Iranian media, including several television drama series'. The Iranian Foreign Ministry-affiliated Tehran Times published an op-ed by columnist Hossein Amiri titled 'Lies of the Holocaust Industry,' released to coincide with the international commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27. The op-ed denied that the Holocaust took place, claiming that such large-s...

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